Iowa law library houses vast archival treasury of global legal works
The state law library forms the third largest such collection in the nation with about 135000 items across law sociology and economics. Custodian A J Small oversees tens of thousands of bills and a vast trove including rare and foreign legal texts from Napoleon to Selden Bracton Blackstone and many moderns.
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Honor For Blind Linguist In Dublin Ireland
Honor for William Patrick Morrissey of Du Duque Iowa as a model for Irish youth education. Morrissey, blind since birth, gains international notice reviving Gaelic and holds multiple language degrees, including from the University of Iowa, with knowledge of ten languages. Also notes Des Moines bread strike amid rising Iowa baking plant imports and state defense of chain store tax with Frank Messer named special attorney general.
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Dublin
Ireland
William Patrick Morrissey
du Duque
Iowa
Morrissey
University of Iowa
Frank Messer
Iowa City
Messer
Mr. O'Connor
Walter Malay
Clair Hamilton
Leroy Rader
Lehan Ryan
Harry Garrett
C. E. Walters
Wedding Shower at Baptist Parsonage for Missionary Rev Gebauer
A wedding shower for Missionary Rev. Paul Gebauer was held at the Baptist parsonage Monday evening with about 90 attendees. Rev Theo Dons of Chicago gave a toast while gifts of money were received and Gus Krueger played "I Love You Truly" as Wilma Schaer oversaw refreshments.
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Paul Gebauer
Baptist Parsonage
Theo
Dons
Chicago
Gus Krueger
Wilma Schaer
Wadena Defeats Elgin 10 to 3
The FDIC requires member banks to hold loanable funds in liquid securities with low yields. This pressure lowers bank deposit rates to about 2 percent. Yet the safety of deposits up to 5000 dollars offsets the small return for many savers.
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Elgin Residents Receive Sheriff Valentine Notices
A number of Elgin residents have received mail from the county sheriff's office warning of auto traffic violations. The cards state the offense and specify a date and place but do not summon the driver to court, suggesting a pre action warning.
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Elgin
Attendance Contest At St Pauls M E Church
The Ladies Aid Society of St Pauls M E church will meet in the church basement on Thursday afternoon August 8 for a picnic lunch. The lead division leads the attendance contest with the second division in second place.
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Ladies’ Aid Society of
St. Paul’s M. E. Church
Masons Meet in Hot Farmersburg Gathering
The Northeast Iowa Masonic Fellowship Association held its July meeting at Farmersburg last Friday evening but attendance from the area was light due to the heat. Fred G. Dodd spoke for the service committee. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. John Falk and Ed Fahey in Guttenberg and Volga City on Sunday.
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Northeast Iowa
Masonic Felllowship Association
Farmersburg
Fred &G. Dodd
Service Committee
John Falk
Ed Fahey
Guttenberg
Volga City
Elgin Delegation Attends Fourth District Legion Meet
Supt. D B Roberts C B Scherin and F D Welch were Elgin's delegation to the Fourth District Legion convention in Mason City Monday. They report an enthusiastic meeting and that the convention endorsed Wes Henke of Charles City for state commander. District officers elected were Paul Smith Independence commander John Neuenswander Fayette adjutant Supt Risse St Ansgar chaplain. Rev Theo Dons Elsie Hennig and Mabel Rennison drove from Forest Park Ill. Miss Rennison will remain after completing her city work. Rev Dona and Miss Hennig returned Tuesday with Mrs Dons and Joan after visiting relatives. Laland Capper entertained playmates Thursday for his birthday.
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D. BR. Roberts
C. B. Scherin
F. D. Welch
Elgin
Mason City
W. G
Wes) Henke
Charles City
Paul Smith
Independence
John Neuenswander
Fayette
Risse
St. Ansgar
Theo. Dons
Elsie Hennig
Mabel Rennison
Forest Park
Ill
Miss Rennison
Dona
Miss Hennig
More Money for Roads in Iowa Projected
Iowa will receive a $2,515,000 federal and state funds jackpot for two years to build primary and secondary roads, bridges, and eliminate grade crossings. One fourth targets farm to market roads, with southern Iowa expected to receive more share than northern Iowa, despite northern counties funding roads earlier.
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State Highway Commission
Iowa
Southern
Northern
Goin Places Featured Band To Highlight Farmers Day
Max Thoma showcased elgin Little German Band in a poster for Jesup Farmers' Day Aug. Std with Aug. dates Sept 2 3 4 and a trip to Waterloo for the state Legion convention. Frederick A. Larrabee of Fort Dodge will speak at the event. The band recently played at Fort Atkinson for a Masonic and Eastern Star lodge picnic.
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Max Thoma
Elgin
Jesup
Frederick A. Larrabee
Fort Dodge
Town Dairy Association
Newly Discovered Cure A Blessing For Biermann
Government entomologists identified allantoin as the healing agent from maggots used on chronic sores. Cong. Fred Biermann had a twenty year foot ulcer from an x ray burn, treated two months ago, and the foot is nearly healed.
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Fred Biermann
Clayton County Shuts Relief Office and Aid
Clayton County supervisors vote to stop all relief work as of today August 1. The board deems relief jobs unnecessary and plans to close the relief office soon. Counties elsewhere have begun refusing aid to able bodied men who decline work opportunities.
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Clayton County
New Hope for Marion Township Farmers
Farmers in Marion township along the Gunder Elgin county trunk gain from a Sunday Des Moines Register survey showing Clayton county as the sole northern Iowa county with many unimproved trunk roads. Half of Clayton’s trunk roads lack surfacing, boosting chances for federal work relief bonds aid. The Elgin Gander trunk, once early designated in Grayton county, remains poor, affecting many taxpaying farmers cut off in rain. A united effort by property owners could drive needed improvements now that Clayton shows many unimproved roads while others near completion.
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Marion Township
Gunder-Elgin County
Des Moines Register
Clayton County
Iowa
Elgin-Gander County
Grayton County
Elgin Gander
Young man murdered near Hubbell Ave in Des Moines
John LeClair aged 20 was found dead in the weeds near Hubbell Ave Des Moines. Coroner says murder at close range by someone he trusted. He left a three month widow, his mother Mrs Fred LeClair and sisters Mary and Ruth. Employed by White Line Storage Co. police suspect hijackers killed him after he declined their proposition. LeClair feared bootleggers pursuing him.
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John LeClair
Hubbell Ave
Des Moines
LeClair
Fred LeClair
Libbie Grover
Elgin
Mary
Ruth
White Line Storage Co
Donkey Ball At Elgin Saturday Night
Donkey ball returns to Elgin at the ball park on Saturday evening August 3. Local teams will play a padded pants game with donkey bucks and baser sliding for fun. The event promises excitement and quick action, starting at :00 o'clock. Be on time and enjoy the spectacle.
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Elgin ‘Ball Park
Towns receive first C H money for 1935 payments
The first installment of 1935 C H funds totaling about 1.25 million will reach the state this week, with about eight counties participating. The AAA will not name counties in advance to avoid crowded interest from collectors and salesmen. In Oklahoma City, Mrs. Will Gehring Mrs. John Curtin Mr. and Mrs. Wilder Curtin and Mrs. Linthia Frymore visit the John Johnson home.
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AAA
Will Gehring
John Curtin
Wilder Curtin
Linthia Frymore
Oklahoma City
John Johnson
Tiny Fot Band Gains Popularity in Elkader Event
Milde Meyer’s tiny tot band from Highland topped the weekend program at Elkader last Saturday, drawing crowds from the Fourth Celebration. They’ve played Elgin often and are now invited to perform again. Marion church hosts an ice cream social Sunday evening August 4 with Postville band providing entertainment, hosted by Marion Dorcas Society. Elgin’s Mrs. Rudy Lehman, among the town’s oldest residents, celebrated her eighty fifth birthday on Tuesday, July 30.
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Grace
Jean
Illyria
Highland
Hilda Meyer
Elgin
Echo
Elgin Furniture Store
Falb’s Garage
Mel Kohler
Max Thoma
Elgin Echo
Elgin Bakery
Falb's Market
Walt’s Grocery
Elgin Oil Co
Elgin Coop
Evan's Cafe
Coffee Cup Cafe
Wm. F. Miller
Bird’s Drug’ Store
Wenger’s Cafe
Schori & Kuster
Torkelson Bros
L. G. Lehman
Milde Meyer
Elkader
Marion
Gander
Postville
Marion Dorcas Society
Rudy Lehman
Battle Over Bonus Ends In Legislative Clash In DC
Congressman Patman of Texas and Representative Fish of New York clash over immediate payment of veteran bonus certificates. Patman calls for ousting kingmakers including John Thomas Taylor and demands nationwide action. Fish accuses Patman of administration influence and snooping. remarks expunged from the record after dispute.
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Wright Patman
Texas
Hamilton Fish
New York
Patman
Roosevelt
Fish
American Legion
Frank N. Belgrano
John Thomas Taylor
Congressional Office Building
Washington, D.C
Sinnett’s 49 Years in Congress House Post Office Chief Door Keeper
Joe Sinnett, a Richmond, Virginia native, began in Cleveland’s first administration and has served 49 years in the House. Now chief door-keeper, he recalls many notable members such as Judge Martin Wade and Iowa figures Walter Hayes Peter Hepburn and Jonathan Dolliver. He jokes about publishing memoirs.
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Joe Sinnett
Joseph J. Sinnett
House of Representatives
Richmond
Virginia
Cleveland
House
Martin J. Wade
Wade
Iowa
Sinnett
Walter I. Hayes
Peter Hepburn
Jonathan P. Dolliver
Postage stamps usher in modern mail in 88 years
The passage notes the long development of postal services and recalls that it has been 88 years since stamps stopped being used in the United States. The reflection emphasizes the evolution of mail handling from earlier practices to modern stamp use.
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